New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate On Friday, premises linked to Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora were searched. Officials said raids were conducted at several places linked to Arora in Ludhiana and elsewhere as part of the ongoing investigation. The AAP leader had also faced agency action in 2024, when the ED alleged that companies linked to him and others caused loss to the state exchequer and earned huge proceeds of crime through alleged misuse of industrial land for residential projects.Former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal criticized the raid, saying it was the second raid on someone Aam Aadmi Party Writing on NetaReacting to the development, senior AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj wrote on Twitter, “ED has now raided Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora. This is a clear pattern. This is how the BJP starts its preparations for the state elections.” His comments come amid a series of actions involving AAP leaders in Punjab in the last two days.Earlier this week, the ED searched the residence of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Kumar Mittal in Jalandhar as well as premises associated with his educational institutions in Punjab and Haryana under FEMA provisions. The raid attracted attention because it came after Mittal was appointed the party’s deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, replacing Raghav Chadha.